FREEDOM IS BEAUTIFUL
Kurdish refugees Farhad Bandesh and Mostafa (Moz) Azimitabar flee persecution from Iran to Australia in an uplifting story of the power of love, hope and our shared humanity.
Saturday 16 March Picture House Doors 10:00 AM | Session 10:30 AM | End 12:15 PM
UK PREMIERE
UK PREMIERE
Director: Angus McDonald | 2023 | Australia | 67 mins | 15 | Documentary | Some Kurdish with subtitles
Followed by Q&A with Angus McDonald (director) and Farhad Bandesh and Mostafa Azimitabar (the two Kurdish refugees in the film)
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Mostafa Azimitabar and Farhad Bandesh are Kurdish refugees imprisoned for years in immigration detention, first on Manus Island and later in Australia. This film is a powerful exploration of the two men; of the torture they endured, of their efforts to maintain their integrity and life. Their hauntingly beautiful music and poetry allow the viewer to glimpse the profound importance of their Kurdish identity as they explore how their own artistic energies have been core to their survival, as well as a belief in the power of love and our shared humanity.
